Bloomfield woman dies in Memphis heat at Elvis vigil

A 67-year-old Bloomfield woman described as a passionate Elvis Presley fan died from the heat in Memphis Wednesday while attending a graveside procession to mark the 30th anniversary of the singer's death.

Patricia Ogilby, who often traveled to the annual ceremony at Graceland, suffered from chronic health problems, authorities and neighbors said. But authorities in Memphis said the suffocating heat - a record 106 degrees on Wednesday - was a contributing factor to her death.

Ogilby was one of nine people to die in Tennessee from heat-related causes since a wave of triple-digit temperatures washed over the state last week. Another New Jersey resident, a 48-year-old man whose name and hometown were not released today, died Wednesday of what appeared to be heat stroke while preparing for Friday's opening of the Wilson County Fair east of Nashville.

"She was getting more and more disabled," said Ed Healey, who has lived across the street from Ogilby for 20 years. "She told me this might be the last time she would get to go to Graceland."